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Twitter is testing a dedicated WhatsApp share button inside its Android app

Jun24
by on June 24, 2014 at 6:22 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Twitter appears to be testing a dedicated WhatsApp share button inside its mobile apps. A number of screenshots, mostly from users in India, were tweeted earlier today showing the experimental feature running inside the company’s Android app. In some instances it can be seen at the top of the screen, next to the search icon. In others, it’s located next to the existing share button underneath the tweet itself. Normally, you would need to tap the generic share button to quickly post a tweet on Facebook, WhatsApp, or any other connected Android app. Back in April, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum…

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New York’s The Infatuation and growing up on the Internet

Jun24
by on June 24, 2014 at 6:08 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Insider

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Five years ago, when Chris Stang and Andrew Steinthal were two music executives frustrated with the grandiosity of food criticism, they self-published a review of Manhattan’s Gemma. Their outlet was the Infatuation — a blog, traditional by then — but the tone was something new. Equal parts down-to-earth, lighthearted, and accessible, the Infatuation provided an unfortunately-rare type of dinin​g advice: the type young people could actually act upon. Of course, five years online is quite some time, and since then, Stang and Steinthal have built up a significant following by coupling this tone with advances in technology. In addition to their blog,…

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Facebook announces back button for App Links and more than a billion app destinations

Jun24
by on June 24, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Announced at at f8, Facebook’s open-source App Links lets developers deep-link across mobile apps. Today the company announced that over a billion individual link destinations have been created within apps using App Links and a back button for quicker navigation between those apps. Facebook says that hundreds of apps have currently adopted App Links on iOS, Android and Windows Phone including newcomers Vimeo and Live Nation. Live Nation support is great if you’re a fan of concerts. “Other apps can now send you to the Live Nation app. You have the great content experience and you’re two taps away from completing a transaction,” says Vijay…

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Google will preview the next major version of Android at Google I/O tomorrow

Jun24
by on June 24, 2014 at 5:35 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

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In an interview with Bloomberg Business Week, Sundar Pichai, Chief of the Android Division revealed that Google would be previewing the next version of Android tomorrow at Google I/O. Pichai told Business Week that the decision to preview the operating system at the developer event in San Francisco instead of in the fall was a desire to be more transparent about what the company is doing sooner. The next version of Android is expected to follow the Android naming protocol. An alphabetical naming structure based on delicious desserts. The current version is KitKat, so tomorrow we’ll see something that starts with…

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Pebble teams up with Misfit so you can use its e-paper smartwatch as a full-blown pedometer

Jun24
by on June 24, 2014 at 5:23 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Gadgets

Pebble continues to update its e-paper smartwatch, despite the approaching threat of Android Wear. Today the firm announced a new partnership with Misfit, the company behind the Shine fitness tracker, giving Pebble users the ability to count their steps and track other activities with the wrist-worn wearable. Pebble has teamed up with fitness specialists before, including RunKeeper, Strava and Puma. This latest effort transforms the Pebble and Pebble Steel into a full-blown pedometer though, putting pressure on other fitness wearables such as the Nike+ FuelBand, Fitbit, Jawbone UP and Samsung Gear Fit. The Misfit watchapp is available right now in the…

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